Liliom
E333718
Liliom is a 1909 play by Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár about a troubled carousel barker whose tragic life and afterlife explore themes of love, redemption, and human frailty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liliom canonical | 13 |
| Liliom (1930 film) | 1 |
| Liliom: A légkör | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3168928 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liliom Context triple: [Carousel, basedOn, Liliom]
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A.
Viridiana
Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, renowned for its controversial critique of religion and bourgeois morality.
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B.
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan is a socially critical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores the challenges of living a moral life within an unjust, capitalist society.
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C.
Jedermann
Jedermann is a famous morality play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal that has become an iconic centerpiece of the annual Salzburg Festival.
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D.
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its intense psychological portrayal of a strained mother-daughter relationship.
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E.
Tadzio
Tadzio is a beautiful Polish boy who becomes the obsessive muse of the aging writer Gustav von Aschenbach in Thomas Mann’s novella "Death in Venice."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Liliom Target entity description: Liliom is a 1909 play by Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár about a troubled carousel barker whose tragic life and afterlife explore themes of love, redemption, and human frailty.
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A.
Viridiana
Viridiana is a 1961 Spanish-Mexican drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, renowned for its controversial critique of religion and bourgeois morality.
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B.
The Good Person of Szechwan
The Good Person of Szechwan is a socially critical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores the challenges of living a moral life within an unjust, capitalist society.
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C.
Jedermann
Jedermann is a famous morality play by Hugo von Hofmannsthal that has become an iconic centerpiece of the annual Salzburg Festival.
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D.
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata is a 1978 Swedish drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman, renowned for its intense psychological portrayal of a strained mother-daughter relationship.
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E.
Tadzio
Tadzio is a beautiful Polish boy who becomes the obsessive muse of the aging writer Gustav von Aschenbach in Thomas Mann’s novella "Death in Venice."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Ferenc Molnár ⓘ |
| containsSupernaturalElement | depiction of heaven and purgatory ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedAt | Budapest ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
fantasy drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Carousel
ⓘ
Liliom (1930 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Liliom
Liliom (1934 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Liliom (1963 television film)
Liliom (1963 television film) ⓘ |
| hasCharacterOccupation | carousel barker ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | influential in 20th-century theatre ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose drama ⓘ |
| hasKeyScene |
Liliom striking his daughter
ⓘ
Liliom’s interrogation by celestial authorities ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion |
nature of love in abusive relationships
ⓘ
possibility of redemption after wrongdoing ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipType | working-class romance ⓘ |
| hasStageDirectionStyle | naturalistic ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Carousel ⓘ |
| isConsidered | classic of Hungarian theatre ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century Hungarian drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Julie
ⓘ
Liliom Zadowski ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
return to Earth for one day
ⓘ
suicide of the protagonist ⓘ trial in the afterlife ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationBy |
Oscar Hammerstein II
ⓘ
Richard Rodgers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hungarian ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Liliom: A légkör
ⓘ
linked to:
Liliom
|
| publicationYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| setting | Budapest ⓘ |
| structure | two acts ⓘ |
| theme |
afterlife
ⓘ
domestic violence ⓘ human frailty ⓘ love ⓘ poverty ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Liliom Description of subject: Liliom is a 1909 play by Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár about a troubled carousel barker whose tragic life and afterlife explore themes of love, redemption, and human frailty.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.